The Denver Nuggets blow by the Sacramento Kings 130-104

Tonight the Denver Nuggets took on the Sacramento Kings with hopes of winning and getting back into the playoff seeding. The Nuggets still are not in playoff contention yet, but they did however win easily against the Kings as they routed them 130-104. The lead could have been by many more, but coach Malone decided to rest the starters halfway through the fourth quarter. Even chants of “Manimal” broke out towards the end of the quarter as Nugget fans wanted to see Kenneth Faried come into the game, which he has yet to do in a very long time.

This game was just one of those games when everything seems to go right. The Nuggets played great basketball by dishing out 38 assists while only turning the ball over seven times. Gary Harris, Jamal Murray, and Nikola Jokic combined for a total of 61 points with Wilson Chandler adding 16 and Trey Lyles 14. Jokic picked up his 7th triple double of the season with a stat line of 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jokic was also perfect from behind the arc hitting all four of his threes. He also did this…

The Nuggets as a team shot 41 percent from three and 56 percent from the floor while their defense held the Kings to only 19 percent from three and 43 percent from the field. The Nuggets did not let off the gas pedal with their lead as they had a monster third quarter outscoring the Kings 35-19.

The Nuggets need to keep winning as many games as possible down this last stretch. The Western Conference is so close right now and the Nuggets are only a 1.5 games back from the fourth seed while sitting currently at the ninth. In order to pull this playoff push off, the Nuggets are going to need more games like this one.